It's the second one I've had, and this one showed better than the 1st, which I had in Feb. Not as dark a color as one would anticipate, more like a darker ruby. Nose of crushed raspberry. Good fruit, rounded tannins. Nice quaffer, but wouldn't say it was much more. Medium length finish, and the alc. (13%) was not present. Paid about $15 locally. Did the job in getting the evening started, and all seemed to enjoy it. Of course, the label was a big hit.

It's definitely produced from Tannat - from Madiran. The first versions of HoD were so tannic, they were almost undrinkable. Now they're quite enjoyable. Give Randall credit for willing to try almost anything.

Although tannat is touted as the malbec of Uruguay. It still has not done for that tiny country what malbec has done for Argentina. Argentina has put its own stamp on malbec. Uruguay has not come up with a wine equal to Madiran IMHO. Have tried a couple.